Colleges ready to build with $750M bond

By Patricia Alex, Staff Writer. The Record.

School officials are eager to get going on building projects to be funded by a $750 million bond approved by voters on Tuesday.

New Jersey voters overwhelming approved the borrowing, with nearly 63 percent voting “yes” on Question 1 on Tuesday’s ballot, according to unofficial tallies from the state Division of Elections.

The measure passed in all of the state’s counties, handily in most, with the help of a significant push from a bipartisan coalition that raised $1.9 million — mostly from unions and businesses — to promote the bond.

“It was hard to ignore the message that this was a good investment and not just more spending,” said Bill Hildebrand, spokesman for the Building Our Future coalition.

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